This is why we have come up with a few guidelines that will help you make your banner ads quite effective and powerful. Let’s go through them one by one

Specific targeting

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The more targeted your ads are, the better results they will give. So, segment your audience on the basis of their demography and other factors and display your ads accordingly. Try promoting your product or service through banner ads on highly targeted niche websites.

Make it short, lucid and attractive

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You don’t have to write a novel in your ads as people will seldom entertain it. Try using larger fonts with fewer words. As far as its length is concerned, it shouldn’t take more than two seconds for the viewer to read your ad. Stay away from text stuffing in your ads. Besides, you must keep in mind that simple banners have higher click through rates.

Ads should go with the website design

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Make sure your ads do not conflict with the design of the website it will be displayed on. Keep the website design in mind while creating the ads. It is no problem if your ads get influenced by the advertising medium.

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Ads should not take too long to load

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You must be aware with the maximum file size your banner can be. The animations and the design elements that you include in your ads should not be so complex that the ads take too long to load.

Images and Graphics should be relevant

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The product that you are promoting through ads must be clear from the images and graphics that you are using in your ads otherwise it will make the viewer confused.

Never forget branding elements

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You must include your logo, tagline or other branding factors in your ads that help viewers to recognize your brand easily. Don’t forget! It matters a lot!

Use a relevant call to action

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Instead of simply asking to take an action by saying something like ‘click here’ or so, make your value proposition clear through your CTA. Your CTA should answer the most common questions of the visitors such as ‘Why should I click on this ad? ‘, ‘is there something I am going to win or gain access to’ and so on.

Create a relevant landing page

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There should be specific page related to the product or service where the customer will embark upon after clicking the ad on that product or service. Visitors might find it frustrating to dig out information buried in your website and might leave your website as well, increasing your websites bounce rate. This is why we ask you to create that ‘specific ‘page called landing page where users land upon after clicking the ads.

Test your banners

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There are so many factors related with the components of your banner ads (images, graphics, text, CTA etc) such as how are they placed, their quality, content and so on. You must test different variations of your ads to see what works well, see if your click through rates change and depending on them can optimize your ads for best results.

Creativity is the key

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Last but not the least, be creative! The probabilities for effective and impressive communication are endless!

Hopefully! These simple tips on making banner ads more effective will help you. However, if you know some, do let us know in comments. We would love to hear from you.

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